Operation Yoav
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Operation Yoav was a major 1948 Arab–Israeli War offensive by Israeli forces aimed at breaking the Egyptian siege in the Negev and securing key areas in southern Palestine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Yoav canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Yoav Context triple: [Operation Danny, followedBy, Operation Yoav]
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A.
Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach was a 1948 Haganah military campaign in the Upper Galilee aimed at securing the area and its roads for the nascent State of Israel during the Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
Operation Raviv
Operation Raviv was a 1969 Israeli commando raid during the War of Attrition in which Israeli forces, using captured Egyptian equipment, struck targets along Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
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C.
Operation Dekel
Operation Dekel was a 1948 Arab–Israeli War military offensive in which Haganah forces captured key Arab towns and territory in the Galilee region.
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D.
Operation Nachshon
Operation Nachshon was an early 1948 Haganah offensive aimed at breaking the Arab blockade of the road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
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E.
Operation Jericho
Operation Jericho was a daring low-level Allied air raid in 1944 targeting Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to breach its walls and free Resistance prisoners.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Yoav Target entity description: Operation Yoav was a major 1948 Arab–Israeli War offensive by Israeli forces aimed at breaking the Egyptian siege in the Negev and securing key areas in southern Palestine.
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A.
Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach was a 1948 Haganah military campaign in the Upper Galilee aimed at securing the area and its roads for the nascent State of Israel during the Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
Operation Raviv
Operation Raviv was a 1969 Israeli commando raid during the War of Attrition in which Israeli forces, using captured Egyptian equipment, struck targets along Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
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C.
Operation Dekel
Operation Dekel was a 1948 Arab–Israeli War military offensive in which Haganah forces captured key Arab towns and territory in the Galilee region.
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D.
Operation Nachshon
Operation Nachshon was an early 1948 Haganah offensive aimed at breaking the Arab blockade of the road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
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E.
Operation Jericho
Operation Jericho was a daring low-level Allied air raid in 1944 targeting Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to breach its walls and free Resistance prisoners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Ten Plagues
ⓘ
Yoav Offensive ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arab Liberation Army units
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab Liberation Army
Egypt ⓘ Israel ⓘ |
| commander |
Moshe Dayan
ⓘ
Yigal Allon ⓘ Yitzhak Sadeh ⓘ |
| conflict |
1948 Arab–Israeli War
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
|
| dateEnded | 1948-10-22 ⓘ |
| dateStarted | 1948-10-15 ⓘ |
| effect |
forced Egyptian withdrawal from parts of southern coastal plain
ⓘ
isolated Egyptian forces in the Faluja pocket ⓘ opened land corridor to the Negev ⓘ strengthened Israeli control over Negev region ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Horev ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
decisive in determining post-war borders in the south
ⓘ
major turning point on the southern front of the 1948 war ⓘ |
| involvedAirOperations | yes ⓘ |
| involvedArmoredUnits | yes ⓘ |
| keyBattle |
Battle of Beersheba (1948)
ⓘ
Battle of Iraq Suwaydan ⓘ capture of Isdud (Ashdod area) ⓘ capture of Majdal (al-Majdal Asqalan) ⓘ capture of al-Faluja area ⓘ |
| location |
Negev
ⓘ
linked to:
Negev desert
southern Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Southern District, Israel
southern Palestine ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Palestine
|
| militaryForceUsed |
IDF 8th Armored Brigade
ⓘ
IDF Givati Brigade ⓘ IDF Negev Brigade ⓘ IDF Yiftach Brigade ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yosef Yoav Dubno ⓘ |
| objective |
break Egyptian siege of the Negev
ⓘ
cut Egyptian forces in Palestine into separate segments ⓘ secure key areas in southern Palestine ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Ahmad Ali al-Mwawi ⓘ |
| partOf |
1948 Arab–Israeli War
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
|
| precededBy | Operation Avak ⓘ |
| result | Israeli victory ⓘ |
| strategy |
combined infantry, armor, and artillery attacks
ⓘ
intensive use of air force for ground support ⓘ |
| timePeriod | October 1948 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | conventional land warfare ⓘ |
| Yosef Yoav Dubno | was a Haganah officer killed in the 1948 war ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Yoav Description of subject: Operation Yoav was a major 1948 Arab–Israeli War offensive by Israeli forces aimed at breaking the Egyptian siege in the Negev and securing key areas in southern Palestine.
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